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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

So for whatever reason, I took the month of April off from
running. I was active (I increased the number of days I commuted by bicycle)
and did a couple of exploratory hill runs in San Francisco; however I amassed
just only 30 running miles in total.

I can say I was pretty busy in April, with family visiting,
increased hours in volunteer work, etc.
I also wanted to give my Achilles a bit of a break.

You also probably noticed that there has been no new post
since Way Too Cool 50K. That should give
a bit of an insight in how inspired I have been to run. Also, remember when I was excited to run the
Diablo Challenge 50K this year? I didn’t even care that I missed it.

Needless to say, this was a great time to take the physical
and mental break from running. Over the
years, I have found that I can get pretty obsessive compulsive with my
activities. I found that when most, if
not all my conversations center around an activity, I need to shut it down and
regain some perspective. And to be
honest, I have enjoyed the time off.

Yeah yeah yeah…..
heard all of this before….

Now, it is time to get prepared for the 12 hour endurance
run in July. This means that goals are
to be set. They are as follows:

Running mileage -100 miles in May, 160 miles in June

Cycling mileage -average no less than 60 miles a week in
May,the full 85 miles a week in June

Have some semblance of a basic core workout

Move from my current 215 lb. weight to 189 by
July 12th – primarily adjusting my Macro nutrient ratio and cutting
out the bread and pasta for higher quality carbs.Also, I am cutting out beer and Diet Coke (will
have to go through withdrawals from my Diet Coke habit).

So those are the goals.

By the way, the pictures found on today’s post are of a
couple of iridescent clouds that I spotted on my run around the Lafayette reservoir
last Sunday. I really didn’t know what I
was looking at until I got home and did some research. Why there were so far south, I don’t
know. But they were sure
spectacular. What fun things you see
trail running!